OBJECTIVE To evaluate the perinatal outcome and the frequency of maternal complications in pregnancies of women with type 2 diabetes during 1996-2001. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Medical records of 61 consecutive singleton pregnancies in women with type 2 diabetes from 1996 to 2001 were studied. Pregnancy outcome was compared with that of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes during 1996-2000, ...

AIM: To study the management of second twin and its perinatal outcome in comparison with first twin in Modern Govt. Maternity Hospital. OBJECTIVES: The present study has been undertaken to study the influence of following factors on the perinatal outcome of second twin in comparison with first twin: Chorionicity, Gestational age. Presentation of twins, Mode of delivery, Birth weight, Birth inte...

the birth weight is one of the important factors affecting the perinatal morbidity and mortality. fetal macrosomia is associated with increased risks of cesarean section and trauma. to determine prevalence and outcome of the macrosomic infants, this case-control, prospective study is performed in the two university hospitals in tehran during a 36- month period between 2002 through 2004. 1000 ne...

maternal, fetal and neonatal complications are correlated with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy.  in this context, the maternal blood uric acid level is reported to be one of the prognostic factors in determining the prenatal outcome.  based on the existing data, the present descriptive study was performed on two groups of women with severe preeclampsia; the first group (n=53) with a uri...